A Yabloko picket calling for the return of direct mayoral elections was finally disrupted, despite a court having previously ruled the ban unlawful.

The security forces who attended the picket forced the activists to end the event early, сообщает RusNews.

Let us recall that the mayor's office had earlier Chelyabinsk refused to approve the action on the grounds that the notice contained the word "picket," while the law stated "picketing." However, the court recognized This refusal was illegal and he referred to Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary.

"The explanatory dictionary by S.I. Ozhegov, which is freely available, defines the term 'picket' as, among other things, 'persons or a group of people standing somewhere as a demonstration.'"- says in a court decision.

The court's decision did not convince the security forces. They stated that «эThat answer is illegal because they were required to give it no later than three days before the event. "If they didn't give it, then the event is considered notified."“- the picket organizer responded to the police officer.

On the Chelyabinsk Yabloko party's Telegram channel» сообщается, that, overall, the picket went well: "Citizens responded positively to the protest, approaching the cube and expressing words of support—people are tired of the appointed authorities." The party intends to appeal the police's actions. 

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